Where does “crichet” come from?
crichet (Romanian) comes from French cricket, from English cricket, from Middle English creket, from Old French crequet, from Old French criquer, from Middle Dutch kricken, from Old Dutch krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European gerg- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crichet (Romanian): cricket
Definitions
- cricket
Ancestry of “crichet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cricket | cricket sport |
| 2 | English | cricket | An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | creket | — |
| 4 | Old French | crequet | — |
| 5 | Old French | criquer | to creak |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | kricken | to creak; crack |
| 7 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |